I raised my right army and swore‚ “I‚ state name‚ do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies‚ foreign and domestic; that I will obey the orders of the officers appointed over me‚ according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God.” My body tensed as they took my fingerprints to finalize my enlistment with the U.S Army. I was to ship in a couple days that would change my life forever. Little did I know
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was a hot summer day and not a cloud in the sky it was as bright as ever‚ my parents‚grandparents‚ and I were going on a trip from Sioux Falls to Denver and back. We arrived at the airport on time and got on our plane‚ it was a long trip from Sioux Falls to Las Vegas as soon as we got off the plane we were going to wait for an uber‚ but then we saw that you could get a limo so we did that instead. We had a great time back there. We stopped by the gas stop to get some things my grandma tried to get
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe shows a great example of this‚ In the text it states “He heard Ikemefuna cry‚ “My father they have killed me!” as he ran towards him. Dazed with with fear‚ Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid being thought as weak.(Achebe 61)”. That excerpt from Things Fall Apart describes how Ikemefuna was inhumanely killed by Okonkwo‚ because Okonkwo’s culture would not
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Frost’s poem describes opportunity and difficulty as the traveler realizes he will miss the experiences he may have encountered on the road not taken. The images described in the poem reflect the difficulty of making choices. For example‚ “I could not travel both” (2) and “long I stood” (3) depict the traveler standing to ponder on which road to take‚ without the option to travel both. These lines show the difficulty behind making such huge life decisions‚ while the tone of the poet gives the
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How I Learned to Skate Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I have ever done was learning how to skate. We live in Canada‚ and I could not be the only one who did not know how to skate. I have always been a shy person and afraid of the ice; but I decided that skating was an important sport that I should learn. I thought it would be a nice experience and I had friends that were willing to help me. What I did not know was that learning to skate would also
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Thump. Thump. Thump. The pounding of the door awakened me in the dead of the night. Distinctive voices were calling through the door. I lay in my bed quietly as I heard the footsteps of my mother in the hallway. Lights went a blazing‚ lighting her way‚ some spilling into our room. Then I heard a door open and more feet shuffling into our quiet home. “Police‚” said an unknown voice‚ so loud and so clear. “Put your hands up in the air and get down on the floor.” My mother moved to obey the order
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Learning new things can sometimes be scary. Swimming‚ for me‚ was one of those new things. I knew swimming was going to be important in my life. The hard part was learning how to swim. I thought it would be god exercise‚ and a good social experience‚ I could spend time with my friends by the pool. My parents were not patient enough with me‚ seeing I did not really like the water. So they put me into a swimming class. As I was standing by the pool‚ waiting for my teacher and the other kids; I was second
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heard a siren and looking back via the rear mirror. There was an ambulance approaching from behind. I did not know what to do next because there was no room along the street to park the car. In that moment I was nervous and thought if I speed up I could leave that ambulance behind. But turns out that my instructor was really mad ‚ because he asked me to make a right but didn’t do it because of the ambulance. He asked me turn around and I failed that test. I failed the test because of lack of concentration
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Separate Spheres of Genders Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” explores clashing gender roles. The women stay at home cooking and cleaning‚ only to be sold off as brides to their husbands and bear children. Men are active and aggressive‚ fighting wars and providing financially for the family. They have the power to physically beat their wives if they’re behaving unsatisfactorily. In the book‚ the old Ibo proverb “Mother is Supreme” is portrayed when Okonkwo gets exiled to his motherland. This
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That One Day The emotion overwhelmed me. I didn’t know if I should be happy or if I should be crying; after all‚ I was only 10 years old. We were just leaving the American Embassy knowing that we have received Visas to enter the new world‚ new life‚ meet new friends‚ and also reconnect with the other half of our family after 20 years. All these new and exciting things seemed so great until it hit me‚ I’ll be leaving behind my best friends and the other half of my family. I was happy and sad at the
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